Assistance for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of the Central African Republic.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
87. Assistance for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of the Central African Republic

The General Assembly, Deeply concerned about the serious damage suffered by the economic and social infrastructure of the Central African Republic, Affirming the urgent need for international action to assist the Government of the Central African Republic in its efforts for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of the country, Bearing in mind the concern expressed by Member States about the situation in the Central African Republic and their interest in the expeditious return of the country to normal conditions of life and in its reconstruction and development, Noting the statements made by the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic to the General Assembly on 12 October 1979[1] and 9 October 1980,[2]

1. Notes with satisfaction the efforts exerted by the Government and people of the Central African Republic for national reconstruction, rehabilitation and development;

2. Urgently appeals to all Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and international economic and financial institutions to contribute generously, through bilateral or multilateral channels, to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of the Central African Republic;

3. Requests Member States and the organizations and programmes of the United Nations system to grant special treatment to the Central African Republic;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to organize an international programme of financial, technical and material assistance to the Central African Republic to enable it to meet its long-term and short-term needs with respect to reconstruction, rehabilitation and development;

5. Requests the appropriate organizations and programmes of the United Nations system-in particular the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund-to increase their current and future programmes of assistance to the Central African Republic, to co-operate closely with the Secretary-General in organizing an effective international programme of assistance and to report periodically to him on the steps they have taken and the resources they have made available to assist that country;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to open a special account for the Central African Republic, within the framework of the United Nations Trust Fund for Special Economic Assistance Programmes, for the purpose of facilitating the channelling of contributions to the Central African Republic and urges Member States and international financial institutions to contribute generously to that account;

7. Also requests the Secretary-General to dispatch a mission to the Central African Republic with a view to holding consultations with the Government on the additional assistance which it needs for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and development of the country and to communicate the report of the mission to the international community;

8. Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that adequate financial arrangements are made for the organization of an effective international programme of assistance to the Central African Republic and for the mobilization of international assistance;

9. Invites the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development to bring to the attention of their governing bodies, for their consideration, the special needs of the Central African Republic and to report the decisions of those bodies to the Secretary-General by 15 August 1981;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to inform the Economic and Social Council, at its second regular session of 1981, of the assistance granted to the Central African Republic;

11. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the situation in the Central African Republic under review and to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

84th plenary meeting
5 December 1980

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Plenary Meetings, 32nd meeting, paras. 40-129. [2] Ibid., Thirty-fifth Session, Plenary Meetings, 31st meeting, paras. 49-66.